Fresh Ideas for a Wedding Guest Book

Once upon a time, a wedding guest book helped a newly married couple remember who came to their wedding, organize thank-you notes, and start a formal address book. But in this day and age, most wedding guest books end up in a dusty old closet. Want to make yours a hip modern thing of beauty that you'll love to look at? Have your guests sign a memento that you can display in your home, keeping the memories out in the open rather than up on the bookshelf. Some popular ideas we have seen: have guests sign pages in your favorite coffee table book. One of our couples used a book about California vineyards, where they were taking their honeymoon. Guests were asked to sign the book and write in recommendations on which vineyards the couple should visit. Photo by Eric Hegwer